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Love and Devotion, Pussy Willow, Miquelrius

Thinking:

Love is a fire, which when fanned into a flame, becomes devotion.

The love which we begin with early on is a tiny bud, which we water and feed and grow under the light of His Grace… until it becomes DEVOTION. Love brought us together, bound us together… devotion keeps us together. By constantly [...]

Gendercide at The Economist

I was at Costco today and while passing the magazine rack the cover of The Economist caught my eye. Quickly perused the article on Gendercide: The war on baby girls | Killed, aborted or neglected, at least 100m girls have disappeared—and the number is rising. I’m not a regular reader at all [...]

Isaiah 58:1-7

1Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Tell my people their wickedness, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2They seek me day after day, and desire to know my ways, Like a nation that has done what is just and not abandoned the law of their God; [...]

Dear Google,

When are you going to fix the Search feature on Blogger? I knew it. People told me I could trust you again. Not happy.

Homemade Bacon

Homemade Bacon

Okay, not really. The kids were happy enough with it, so there will be repeats.

The recipe:

Go to Local Harvest. Find a farmer near you who offers pasture-raised pigs, such as this one. No, that’s not where I got my pork, but my farmer doesn’t have a website. Ask for [...]

ChocBanOatCranWal Cookies

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WalCran….. fuhgeddaboudit.

Made these cookies today. Pronounced AMAZING by the kids. I saved some nut-less cookie dough for the allergy-sufferers, but otherwise, the walnuts HAVE to be in them.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk together
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (ground finely)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 [...]

Higher Learning Indeed

Higher Learning? by Anne Hendershott

As the mom of a college student (and more coming in just a few years), I keep my eye open for articles such as this which I see as a “state of the nation” type of report.

As the mom of a previously-homeschooled college student, you can bet I still [...]

ReviewMe Post: Would You Like Some Cheesecake?

The following is a paid review of Would You Like Some Cheesecake?

Not that I’m still baking cheesecake these days. I’ve long stopped, especially after reading Dr. Weil’s guidelines about cream cheese. I make my own cream cheese these days, out of strained homemade yogurt — yum! It even makes good yogurt frosting [...]

November Reads, Paco, 13

November Reads, Migi, 10

November Reads, Yena, 7

No, It’s Not Just About Abortion

There are times when it appears the only real issue for the Catholic church is abortion.

No, it’s not. Only a person who doesn’t pay attention to what the Catholic church says or does can come to this conclusion. They forget the people who are being helped daily in pregnancy crisis centers, the [...]

Our New Library

… is open.

It’s beautiful! Spacious and sunny, layout well thought out, filled with books and books and books (of course!). It makes me want to go back to my old project (that will forever be unfinished) of going through every single picture book there is, just to ferret out the gold nuggets. [...]

Scouting's Really Growing on Me

When we first started homeschooling the boys, one of my biggest concerns was physical activity. They’re active enough kids that even without sports or other outside activities, they’d still be getting their daily circulation boost just by running up and down stairs, chasing each other, jumping on beds, etc., etc.

Those first few [...]

Thirty Things for Thankful Thursday

So many things to be thankful for today:

1. the sun shining through our windows… beautiful day!!!
2. a baby being loud beside me, trying different consonants and vowels (current favorites: b, m, h, y)
3. kids who love to read
4. student home from college for a few more days
5. extended family [...]